Sorbic Acid Market Size & Share Analysis - Trends, Drivers, Competitive Landscape, and Forecasts (2025

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The global sorbic acid market is projected to grow from USD 749.23 million in 2024 to USD 1,160.20 million by 2032, at a CAGR of 5.74%. This growth is primarily driven by its widespread use as a preservative in the food and beverage industry, particularly in processed and packaged food to prevent spoilage. The increasing demand for convenience food and beverages, coupled with growing health awareness, is further boosting the market. Additionally, sorbic acid's application in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other industries adds to its expanding demand globally.

Key Insights

The food and beverages sector dominates the market, driven by sorbic acid's ability to prevent microbial contamination and spoilage without altering the product's flavor.

Powdered sorbic acid held a significant share of the market in 2024, favored for its ease of use in manufacturing and broad application in various food products.

Encapsulated sorbic acid, though smaller in market share, is expected to grow at a faster rate due to its ability to preserve food without affecting yeast during baking processes.

The shift in production bases from Western countries to China is a key trend, as manufacturers seek cost advantages from China's lower labor and production costs.

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is the largest and fastest-growing market, with significant growth in food & beverage consumption and the expanding pharmaceutical sectors in countries like India and China.

The increasing availability of natural preservatives like SOR-Mate, a plant-based alternative to synthetic sorbic acid, is presenting challenges to the growth of synthetic sorbic acid.

Rising disposable incomes in emerging markets are driving the growth of the pharmaceutical industry, leading to an increased demand for sorbic acid as a preservative and antiseptic agent in drug manufacturing.

Product Code: 12117

Chapter 1. Research Background

1.1 Research Objectives
1.2 Market Definition
1.3 Research Scope
- 1.3.1 Market Segmentation by Form
- 1.3.2 Market Segmentation by Application
- 1.3.3 Market Segmentation by Region
- 1.3.4 Analysis Period
- 1.3.5 Market Data Reporting Unit
  - 1.3.5.1 Volume
  - 1.3.5.2 Value
1.4 Key Stakeholders

Chapter 2. Research Methodology

2.1 Secondary Research
- 2.1.1 Paid
- 2.1.2 Unpaid
- 2.1.3 P&S Intelligence Database
2.2 Primary Research
- 2.2.1 Breakdown of Primary Research Respondents
  - 2.2.1.1 By region
  - 2.2.1.2 By industry participant
  - 2.2.1.3 By company type
2.3 Market Size Estimation
2.4 Data Triangulation
2.5 Currency Conversion Rates
2.6 Assumptions for the Study
2.7 Notes & Caveats

Chapter 3. Executive Summary

Chapter 4. Industry Outlook

4.1 Voice of Industry Experts/KOLs
4.2 Definition of Market Segments
- 4.2.1 By Form
  - 4.2.1.1 Powdered
  - 4.2.1.2 Encapsulated
- 4.2.2 By Application
  - 4.2.2.1 Food & beverages
  - 4.2.2.2 Industrial chemicals
  - 4.2.2.3 Pharmaceuticals
  - 4.2.2.4 Others
4.3 Market Dynamics
- 4.3.1 Trends
  - 4.3.1.1 Shifting of production base to China
- 4.3.2 Drivers
  - 4.3.2.1 Change in global food consumption patterns
  - 4.3.2.2 Rapid growth in the pharmaceutical sector in APAC
  - 4.3.2.3 Impact analysis of drivers on market forecast
- 4.3.3 Restraints
  - 4.3.3.1 Availability of substitutes
  - 4.3.3.2 Impact analysis of restraints on market forecast
- 4.3.4 Opportunities
  - 4.3.4.1 Unexplored market potential in the African region
4.4 Impact of COVID-19
- 4.4.1 Global Manufacturing Output
  - 4.4.1.1 Contribution of countries toward global manufacturing output
  - 4.4.1.2 Contribution of countries toward global export and import (2023)
    - 4.4.1.2.1 Top 20 countries by export
    - 4.4.1.2.2 Top 20 countries by import
- 4.4.2 Global Scenario of COVID-19 Impact
  - 4.4.2.1 Global GDP growth
  - 4.4.2.2 Assessment of COVID-19 impact on GDP and economic forecast
- 4.4.3 Impact of COVID-19 on Global Sorbic Acid Market
4.5 Value Chain Analysis
4.6 Regulatory Framework Analysis
- 4.6.1 U.S.
- 4.6.2 European Union (EU)
- 4.6.3 Japan
- 4.6.4 Australia and New Zealand
4.7 Production Process Analysis
4.8 Production Capacity of Global Players
4.9 Export Import Analysis
- 4.9.1 U.S.
- 4.9.2 China
- 4.9.3 Major Sorbic Acid-Importing Countries for China
4.10 Cost of Production
4.11 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 4.11.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers
- 4.11.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- 4.11.3 Intensity of Rivalry
- 4.11.4 Threat of New Entrants
- 4.11.5 Threat of Substitutes

Chapter 5. Global Market Size and Forecast 65

5.1 By Form
5.2 By Application
5.3 By Region

Chapter 6. North America Market Size and Forecast

6.1 By Form
6.2 By Application
6.3 By Country

Chapter 7. Europe Market Size and Forecast

7.1 By Form
7.2 By Application
7.3 By Country

Chapter 8. APAC Market Size and Forecast

8.1 By Form
8.2 By Application
8.3 By Country

Chapter 9. ROW Market Size and Forecast

9.1 By Form
9.2 By Application
9.3 By Country

Chapter 10. Major Markets

10.1 China Market Size and Forecast
- 10.1.1 By Form
- 10.1.2 By Application
10.2 U.S. Market Size and Forecast
- 10.2.1 By Form
- 10.2.2 By Application
10.3 Japan Market Size and Forecast
- 10.3.1 By Form
- 10.3.2 By Application
10.4 Germany Market Size and Forecast
- 10.4.1 By Form
- 10.4.2 By Application

Chapter 11. Competitive Landscape

11.1 Market Share Analysis of Key Players
11.2 Competitive Benchmarking of Key Players
11.3 List of Other Players

Chapter 12. Company Profiles

12.1 Jinneng Science and Technology Company Ltd.
- 12.1.1 Business Overview
- 12.1.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.2 Shandong Hongda Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
- 12.2.1 Business Overview
- 12.2.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.3 RuGao ChangJiang Food Co. Ltd.
- 12.3.1 Business Overview
- 12.3.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.4 APAC Chemical Corporation
- 12.4.1 Business Overview
- 12.4.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.5 Advanced Inorganics
- 12.5.1 Business Overview
- 12.5.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.6 Anmol Chemicals Group
- 12.6.1 Business Overview
- 12.6.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.7 Celanese Corporation
- 12.7.1 Business Overview
- 12.7.2 Product and Service Offerings
- 12.7.3 Key Financial Summary
12.8 Nantong Acetic Acid Chemical Co. Ltd.
- 12.8.1 Business Overview
- 12.8.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.9 Wanglong Tech Co. Ltd.
- 12.9.1 Business Overview
- 12.9.2 Product and Service Offerings
12.10 Daicel Corporation
- 12.10.1 Business Overview
- 12.10.2 Product and Service Offerings
- 12.10.3 Key Financial Summary

Chapter 13. Appendix

13.1 Abbreviations
13.2 Sources and References
13.3 Related Reports

Product Code: 12117

List of Tables

TABLE 1 ANALYSIS PERIOD OF THE STUDY
TABLE 2 DRIVERS FOR THE MARKET: IMPACT ANALYSIS
TABLE 3 RESTRAINTS FOR THE MARKET: IMPACT ANALYSIS
TABLE 4 LIMIT SET FOR SORBIC ACID USAGE IN FOOD ITEMS IN JAPAN
TABLE 5 LIMIT SET FOR SORBIC ACID USAGE IN FOOD ITEMS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
TABLE 6 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID SALT MARKET (2019-2024)
TABLE 7 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID SALT MARKET (2025-2030)
TABLE 8 GLOBAL POTASSIUM SORBATE MARKET (2019-2024)
TABLE 9 GLOBAL POTASSIUM SORBATE MARKET (2025-2030)
TABLE 10 GLOBAL SODIUM SORBATE MARKET (2019-2024)
TABLE 11 GLOBAL SODIUM SORBATE MARKET (2025-2030)
TABLE 12 GLOBAL CALCIUM SORBATE MARKET (2019-2024)
TABLE 13 GLOBAL CALCIUM SORBATE MARKET (2025-2030)
TABLE 14 GLOBAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF SORBIC ACID MANUFACTURERS 2020
TABLE 15 U.S. IMPORT OF SORBIC ACID IN KG AND $'000 (2015-2019)
TABLE 16 U.S. EXPORT OF SORBIC ACID IN KG AND $'000 (2015-2019)
TABLE 17 CHINA IMPORT OF SORBIC ACID IN KG AND $'000 (2015-2019)
TABLE 18 CHINA EXPORT OF SORBIC ACID IN KG AND $'000 (2015-2019)
TABLE 19 MAJOR SORBIC ACID-IMPORTING COUNTRIES FOR CHINA
TABLE 20 LIST OF COMPONENTS
TABLE 21 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 22 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 23 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 24 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $ THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 25 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 26 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 27 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 28 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 29 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY REGION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 30 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY REGION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 31 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY REGION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 32 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY REGION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 33 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 34 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 35 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 36 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 37 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 38 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 39 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 40 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 41 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 42 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 43 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 44 NORTH AMERICA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 45 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 46 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 47 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 48 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 49 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 50 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 51 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 52 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 53 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 54 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 55 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 56 EUROPE SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 57 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 58 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 59 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 60 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 61 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 62 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 63 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 64 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 65 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 66 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 67 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 68 APAC SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 69 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 70 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 71 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 72 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 73 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 74 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 75 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 76 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 77 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 78 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 79 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 80 ROW SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY COUNTRY, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 81 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 82 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 83 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 84 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 85 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 86 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 87 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 88 CHINA SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 89 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 90 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 91 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 92 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 93 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 94 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 95 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 96 U.S. SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 97 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 98 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 99 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 100 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 101 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 102 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 103 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 104 JAPAN SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 105 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 106 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 107 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 108 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY FORM, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 109 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2019-2024)
TABLE 110 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, TONS (2025-2030)
TABLE 111 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2019-2024)
TABLE 112 GERMANY SORBIC ACID MARKET, BY APPLICATION, $THOUSAND (2025-2030)
TABLE 113 COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING OF KEY PLAYERS
TABLE 114 LIST OF OTHER PLAYERS
TABLE 115 JINNENG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LTD. - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 116 SHANDONG HONGDA BIOTECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 117 RUGAO CHANGJIANG FOOD CO. LTD. - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 118 APAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 119 ADVANCED INORGANICS - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 120 ANMOL CHEMICALS GROUP - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 121 CELANESE CORPORATION - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 122 CELANESE CORPORATION - KEY FINANCIAL SUMMARY
TABLE 123 NANTONG ACETIC ACID CHEMICAL CO. LTD. - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 124 WANGLONG TECH CO. LTD. - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 125 DAICEL CORPORATION - AT A GLANCE
TABLE 126 DAICEL CORPORATION - KEY FINANCIAL SUMMARY

List of Figures

FIG 1 MARKET SEGMENTATION
FIG 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FIG 3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY RESEARCH BY REGION
FIG 4 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY RESEARCH BY INDUSTRY PARTICIPANT
FIG 5 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY RESEARCH BY COMPANY TYPE
FIG 6 DATA TRIANGULATION APPROACH
FIG 7 CURRENCY CONVERSION RATES FOR USD (2023)
FIG 8 GLOBAL SORBIC ACID MARKET SUMMARY
FIG 9 OPINION OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS/KOLS
FIG 10 MAJOR COUNTRIES AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN GLOBAL PRODUCTION
FIG 11 TOP 20 EXPORTING COUNTRIES
FIG 12 TOP 20 IMPORTING COUNTRIES
FIG 13 GDP GROWTH IN 2019
FIG 14 GDP GROWTH IN 2020
FIG 15 GDP GROWTH IN 2021 (PROJECTION)

Sorbic Acid Market Size & Share Analysis - Trends, Drivers, Competitive Landscape, and Forecasts (2025 - 2032)

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Research Background

Chapter 2. Research Methodology

Chapter 3. Executive Summary

Chapter 4. Industry Outlook

Chapter 5. Global Market Size and Forecast 65

Chapter 6. North America Market Size and Forecast

Chapter 7. Europe Market Size and Forecast

Chapter 8. APAC Market Size and Forecast

Chapter 9. ROW Market Size and Forecast

Chapter 10. Major Markets

Chapter 11. Competitive Landscape

Chapter 12. Company Profiles

Chapter 13. Appendix

List of Tables

List of Figures